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Active Oil and Gas Fields Depth Location Baker-Glendive Montana-Dakota Utilities No. 1 NE4 NW1 17-4N-62E Montana-Dakota Utilities-Beaver No. 2 C NEi SW4 8-4N -62E Mon tan a-Dakota UtUities Unit 5 No, 1 C SEI NWS 23-8N-59E Montana-Dakota Utilitles-Govt. Unit 7 No. 137 NE SW1 SWi 10-6N-60E Mon tana-Dak ota Utilities No. 138 C NEI Sec 9-6N-60E Montana-Dakota Utilities No. 79 NE SWi SWi 23-6N-60E Berthelote Dome A-One Pet. -Berthelote No. 1 SW SWi NEi 24-36-IE Anaconda Pet- Berthelote No. 1 SW SWi NEi 19-36-2E Black Gold-Petersen No. 1 SE SWi NWi 30-36-2E Black Oold-Cyr No. 1 NE NWi SWi 30-36-2E Benton Lake Smith-Walsh -Schwingel No. 1 NEi SWi 14-22-2E Birney Dome Bimey Gas and Oil No. 1 Lot 7 Sec. 6-6S-43E Landowner Operator OU 8100 175 Bbl 6765 Water 7264 980 963 810 Gas 1553 Abd. 15»0 iM Gas 1438 18 Bbl 011 2435 675 Abd 545 Black Butte 750 O. B. Canfield-Govt. No. 1 CEL SEi NEi 21-17N-24E O. B. Canfleld-Govt. No. 2 SE SEi NEI 21-17N-24E 779 Bow & Arrow Kyle-Kielbaugh No. 1 C SWi SWi 12-37-1W Montana Gas Corp.-Campbell No. 1 C NWi NEI 19-37N-1E Montana Gas Corp.-Clark No. 2 C SEi SWi 24-37N-1W Montana Gas Corp.-Klehlbauch No. 1 C NWi SEI 13-37-1W Montana Gas Corp.-Clark No. 1 Montana Gas Corp.-Kyle No. 1 C SEi SWi 19-37-1E Water Abd. 2372 Water 1793 IBM Gas 2630 Abd 450 20M Gas Location Bowes Gas Field Montana Gas Corp.-Bowes No. 1 NE SE» NWi 34-32-19E Box Elder Structure Burton St Hole-Waldrlp No. 1 SWi NWI 12-32-17E Bowdoin 23M Gas 795 630 Bowdoin Utilities Federal 526 NWi NWi 23-31-34E IM Gas 899 Bowdoin Utilities State No. 503 NWi NWi 16-31-34E W M Gas 1075 Bowdoin-UtUlties 527 C SEI NEi 14-31-34E % M Gas 900 Bowdoin Utilities 528 SWi NEi 23-31-34E UM Gas 825 Town of Saco No. 1 SEi SEI 7-31-34E 600.000 Gas 800 ' British-American Synd. No. 1 NWi SEi 17-32-32E IM Gas 1053 British-American-Miller-Gov 1 SW SWi NWI 17-32N-33E 1 M Gas 1010 City of Malta No. 1 C SE SEi 18-30N-30E Salt Water 1504 Montana-Dakota UtUities Garrison No. 1 SWSEiSEi 6-3IN-34E 680.000 Gas 780 Montana-Dakota UtUities-Bell No. 1 NW SWi NWi 8-32-34E 554.000 Gas 762 Montana-Dakota-Kyle No. 1 NEi NWi 15-31-34E 1.920,000 Gas 775 Montana-Dakota-Buffington No. 1 SEi SWi 14-31-34 1,092.000 Gas 803 Broadview Dome American No. 1 NE NEi SWi 18-3N-25E 5129 Button Butte 3100 Rowland et al -Wood ward No. I SEi SEi 20-14-24E Bull Creek Structure Treas. State Pool-Govt. No. 1 C SEi SWI 2-24N-23E Bynum Structure Tarrant-Laconette No. 1 SEi NWI 3-26N-6W Coulmoore Structure Wm. Hanlon-Dumin No. 1 NW NWI SWi 11-18N-5W Dana Structure Dana-Hardy No. 1 SWi NWi 22-9S-35E P. O. OU & Gas Co. No. 1 NW NEi NEi 25-9S-35E Devon Field Smlth-Mowatt No. 1 SW SWi SEi 7-33-2E Smith-MteDonald No. 1 C SWi 17-33-2E Smith-McDonald No. 2 NWJ NWi 17-33-2E Busher-Prazler No. 1 NW NEi NEi 29-33-2E C. L. Smith-Federal Land Bank No. 1 NEi SEi 11-33-1E C L. Smlth-Halverson No. 1 NEi SEi 17-33-2E C L Smith-Lake City B. & T. Co. No. 1 NWi SEi 17-33-2E C. L Smith -Ekholt No. 1 SEi 6-33-2E C L Smlth-H. Halverson No. 1 NWi NEi 18-33-2E C. L. Smith-Hlnes No. 1 SEi SEi 20-33-2E 1115 Rig Up Dry 803 Dry 320 I Drv Abd 1702 I 3 I Producing 4JM Gas Show OU 5M Gas 795 260 730 Rig 575 1285 400 Dry Creek Oil Field Abd. 5693 Kirk-Robinson No. 1 SW SWi NWi 2-7S-21E Eagle Structure Coolidge St Ooolidge-Porseth CWL SWi NWi 8-35-4E East Bridger 1625 Alex Beaton No. 1 SEi SEi 23-6S-23E Elk Basin Oil Field 2860 35-9S-23E Minnelusa-Henderson-Prod. Co. No. 1-H-ll SE SEi NW Flat Coulee Oil Field Oil 2879 HamUton et al Nor Farms No. 1 NEi SWi 10-37-5E Flat Willow 722 Rowland-Brundage-Mlnk No. 1 SEi NWi 35-13N-25E Guy Smith et al No. 1 A SEi SEI 3-14-26E Guy Smith No. 2 NE 1 SEi SWi 33-14N-26E Rowland-Kalispell -Kevin No. 1 NE NEi SEi 35-14N-25E Abd. 1720 Abd. 1510 Abd. 1345 Genou Structure Security Petroleum-Johnson No. 1 C NEi NEi 23-26N-3E Hagan Structure Mor ton-Cloutier Hagan No. 1 SEi SEi 5-31-TW 2091 IO UaU. I 450 ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■I Natural Gas Service I m EFFICIENT! ECONOMICAL! DEPENDABLE! Our company is furnishing this splendid fuel to 50 «i mm unities in four northwestern states through than 1,000 miles of high-pressure pipeline. more Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. [ GREAT FALLS, MONTANA Kevin-Sunburst Field 1940 Completions Initial Top at Production "Pay" 93 Bbl 1636 30 Bbl 1744 80 Bbl. 1709 140 Bbl 1860 Location 1627 Beardslee-Swears No. 12 CSL SEi NWi 9-3Î-2W Big West-Dahlqulst No 15 CSL SEI SEI 21-35-3W Big West-Dahlqulst No. 16 CSL NWi NEi 28-35-3W Coolidge St Coolidge-McCurdy No. 2 NE NW; NWi 11-35-3W 15 Bbl Natural 17481 2358 _ 100 Drilling Wells—Kevin-Sunburst Agen-Goeddertz No, 2 NE NWi NWi 23-35-3W Beardslee-Swears No. 13 CEL SEi NWi 9-35-2W Big West-EUlngson No. 1 NW SEi SWi 14-35-3W Caasldy-Phoenu No. 1 CNL NWi NWi 28-36-4W Coolidge St CooUdge-M&ley No. 1 SW NEi SEi 31-36-1 Coolidge St Coolidge-McCurdy No. 3 SE NWi SW| 2-35-SW Coolidge & Coolidge-Shaw No. 8 NW NEi NEU 35-36-2W Coolidge & Coolidge-Shaw No. 9 SE NEi NEi 35-36-2W Crumley St Sons-Pryberger No. 18 CEL SE. SWi 24-35-3W Day-Halter No. 1 C NEI SEi 17-35-2W Frazer & Smith-Van Note No. 2 CNL SWi Nvv» 30-35-2W Pulton-Pet.-Thompeon No. 4 CNL SWI NE, 28-35-3W G & A-Alrich No. 2 C NWi NEi 26-35-3W Gossett-BUgen No. I, SE SEi NEi 8-34-3W Goeddertz-Agen-Ooeddertz No. 4 C SWi NE; 16-35-3W Grant-Anderson No. 1 SE NEi NEi 28-36-4W Meeks-Mary No 1, SE NWi NWi 5-34-3W Morton-Shaw-EUingson No. 2 SW NEi NW, 23-35-3W Mosby-Peterson No. 3 SE NEi SEi 7-35-2W Olen-Engemoen No. 9 NW NEi NWi 14-35-2W Parrent-Holbrook No, 1 C SWi NEi 2-36-3W Pfabe-Engleklng et al-Boyce No. 1 C NEI NE; 27-36-2W Prevol St Shea-Government No. 5 SE NWi SWi H-35-3W Prevol & Shea-Government No. 6 NE NW; SWi 11-35N-3W Rimrock-Schmidt No. 5 SW SEi NWi 29-35-3W Smith-Barth No. 1 SW SEi NWi 13-35-2W Sorrell-Ward No. 1 C NEi NWi 1-34-4W Spencer & Klncheloe-Cook No. 1 NW SWi SEi 26-34-4W Superlor-Haugen No. 3 C NEi NEi 11-35-3W Toles-Blumberg No. 1 NE NEi NEi 32-35-3W Vanderpas-Cedar Creek No. 7 CWL SWi SEI 31-35-1W Yealey-Shaw No. 14 NW SWi NEI 35-36-2W Drv I960 OU 1530 60 Bbl 1494 Oil 1566 540 1430 1140 10 Bbl 1637 Loci.non 1265 2109 Location OU 1720 Show Oil Abl 1671 70 1400 1870 Show 011 1812 Location 15 Bbl. Natural 1789 36 Bbl 1575 Spudded Spudded 150 Bbl 1854 10 Bbl Natural 1685 420 Rig New Locations—Kevin-Sunburst Big West-EUingson No. 3 CWL SEi SWI 14-35-3W Crumley-Pryberger No. 19 NE NWi SEi 24-35-2W Coolidge & Coolidge-State A No. 6 SW NWi NWi 36-36-2W Coolidge & Coolidge-Stale A No. 7 NW SWi NWJ 36-36-2W Rimrock-Schmidt No. 6 SW NEi NWI 29-35-3W 52U Rig Oas ggg baa 1450 Rig Location Rig Hardin Structure Big Horn OU & Gas No. 31 CWL SEi NWi 23-1S-33E Daniels Pet. No. 1 SEI SEi 13-1S-33E Buzzetti-Corklns No. 1 NEi NWi 23-1S-32E Havre Buscher-Evey No. 1 C NEI SEi 12-32N-17E Buscher-Cassidy-Smith No, 1 C NEi SEi 12-32N-17E Drought No. 1 SE NWI SEi 29-32N-16E Drought-Box Elder No. 1 SWi SEi 12-34-17E Nadeau-Fee No. 1 SEi NEi 33-34-17E Nadeau-Pee No. 2 CWL SEi NEI 33-34N-17E Nadeau-ONeal No. 1 NW NWi NWI 34-32N-17E Heath Structure White Top Oil & Gas No. 1 C NEi SEi 35-14N-19E Hobson Dome Abd 4195 Rig 60 612 Dry 1040 Rig Abd 765 Water 910 Water 1350 1870 K1K Hunt No. 3 NW SEi NEi 30-14N-15E Hunt-Hoven No. 1 SE NEi NWi 30-14N-15E Lewistown East Crest-Brake No. 1 NW SEI SWi 14-15N-19E Flathead-Lewlstown No. 1 C NEi NEi 13-15-18E Boughman & Singley-Skaggs No. 1 C NWi SWi 7-15N-20E Luther-Fox Dome Tarrant-Heare No. 2 NW SEi NWi 14-6S-18E Mission Dome Ryan-Burgess No. 1 SE SWi NWI 28-2N-11E Moss Agate Dome Moss Agate Synd.-Rlngling-Isles No. 1 SW SEi NEI 25-7N-7E Mosser Dome Tarrant-KeUy No. 1 SE SEi NWi 26-3S-24E Tarrant-KeUy No. 2 CEL NWi SWi 26-3S-24E Tarrant-Mosser No. i C SWi NEi 26-3S-24E Tarrant-Mosser No. 2 SW SWi NEi 26-3S-24E Tarrant-Prlce-Metzger No. 1 SWi NWi 8-2S-25E Tarrant-Sayera NW NWi SEi 26-3S-24E Tarrant-Sayre No. 2 NE NEi SWi 26-3S-24E Wyomont-Sayre No. 3 SE NEI SWI 26-3S-24E «HI Water 1500 1120 1400 1550 Water 1900 Oil 1007 Water 990 Water 2530 Oil 998 15M Gas 1100 OU 1010 Water 1014 30 Bbl 978 North Dakota (Nesson Anticline) California Co. -Kamp No. 1 C NWI NEi 3-154N-96W Pendroy Gulf States Oil-Zodiac- Wollenste in No. 1 SW SWi SWi 5-27N-5W Kirk-KeUogg No. 1 SE NWi NEi 31-28N-4W Pondera OU Synd.-Haber No. 1 NE NWi SEi 17-27N-4W Radigan-Balsinger No. 1 NE SEI NWI 20-27-5W' Tarrant-Wallens te in No. 1 NW NWi SWi 9-27-5W Zodlac-KeUogg No. 1 NE NWi NEI 33-28N-5W Plevna Dome McDonald-Plevna No. 1 NWI 8-6N-59E Abd. 10281 2525 Show Oil Abd 2286 1160 Water 2522 Show OU 2531 Show Oil 2850 Rig Pondera Oil Field Chambers-Erickson No. 1 SW SEi SWI 3-27-4W Fulton-Erlckson No. X SW SWi NEI 10-27-4W Pulton-Price Bros. No. 1 SE NEi NEi 18-27N-4W Hastlngs-Erickson No. 2 NW SWi NWi 10-27-4W Hastings-Erickson No. 3 NW NWi NWI 10-27-4W Mills-Erickson No. 1 SW SWi SWI 3-27-4W Pondera OU Synd.-Haber No. 1 NE NWi SEi 17-27-4W Poplar Dome Fulton-Rlchardson No. i SW SWi SEi 29-26N-52E J. W. Schmidt et al No. 1 NW NWi NEi 21-28N-50E Oil 1901 011 1040 Dry 2049 OU I960 OU 1907 OU 1906 27 Bbl. 2025 500 Show Gas 1560 Rattlesnake Butte Watson OU Co.-Austad No. 1 SW NWI SEi 22-13N-28E Roscoe Dome Continental-Parker-Ingersoll No. 1 SEi SWI 2S-58-17E Tarrant-Brown No. 1 CSL SEI NWi 3-8S-18E Tarrant-McKay No. 1 SEi NWi 4-6S-18E Tarrant-McKay No. 2 Lot 3-4-6S-18E 1000 Abd. 3200 Abd. 2285 Abd. 3130 2990 Round Butte Miracle OU-BaUey No. 2 CEL NEi NEi 3-8S-23E 2337 Signal Butte Signal Butte-Morris No. 1 C SW NW 20-37-15E OudgU-Mancln No. 1 NWi 19-37-I5E Show Gas Abd. 1106 Dry Abd. 1250 Soap Creek Oil Field OU 1653 Calif. Independent Tribal No. 1 SW NWi NEi 34-6S-32E Tiger Ridge O'Keefe & Tetter-Siam No. 1 CSL SWI SEi 10-31N-18E Toluca Dome 1315 1000 Croaby No. 1 SE SE} NEi 16-1S-13E Wayne Creek Mont. Gas Corp.-Duncan No. 1 C NWi SE} 6-32N-24E Dry Abd, 1660 West Pondera Tarrant-Klrk-Hoeechen No. 1 C NEI SEI 34-27N-5W 1,300 M Gas 2200 Cut Bank Oil Field 1940 Completions British -American-Tribal No 12 C SEI NWi 34-35-6W Cobb-Churl No 1 C SWi NWi 30-37N-4W Glacier Production-Lookhoff No 2 C NWi NEi 33-33-5W Glacier Production-Scheuren No. 3 C SWi SEi 20-33-5W Glacier Production- SU te No. 6 CWL NWi 16-33-5W Glacier Production-Evans No. 1 C SWi NEi 21-33-5W ; Glacier Production-Barrington No. 1 CNL NEi SWI 19-33-5W ! Glacier Produclion-M<by No. 2 C NEU NEi 8-33-5W i Jeffries-Exchange Oil No. 1 C NWi NWi 34-35-6W Initial "Top of Production "Pa»" 135 Bbl 2883 5 Bbl. 2680 217 Bbl 2980 97 Bbl. 3043 106 Bbl. 2903 171 Bbl 2923 54 Bbl. 2999 220 Bbl. 2832 Dry 2800 Newell-Chandler et al-Anderson No. 1 C NEi NWI 1-36-6W Show Oil Abd 3244 1 Santa Rtta-Rasmusson No. 2 NE SWI SWi 32-33-5W Santa Rlta-Lander No 4 C SEi SWi 16-35-6W Santa Rita Stahl No 4 C NWi SEi 20-35-5W Santa Rlta-Tnbal No 10 NW NWi NWi 15-35N-6W Tar ran t - WUey -Con nolly No. 3 SW SWi NEi 31-34-6W Wilkinson & Potter-Allotted 127 No 4 CWL Lot l Sec. 12-32-6W 204 Bbl. 2782 115 Bbl. 2968 40 Bbl. 3010 200 Bbl 2850 50 Bbl 2875 70 Bbl. 3015 CUT BANK DRILLING WELLS Annand-Hutchings-Fed Land Bank No. 4 CNL N} SWi 11-34-6W Cobb-Wal berger No 5 C NEi SEi 35-35-6W Cobb-Vandemark No 5 C SEi NEI 35-35-6W Consolidated Gas-Frary-Tribal 172 No 2 NW NWi NWi 18-32-5W Glacier Production-Bonnet No 5 C NWI SEI 4-32-5W Glacier Product Ion-Whetstone No 3 C SEI NWI 8-33-5W Glacier Productlon-MUlcr No. 5 C SWi NEi 32-33-5W Glacier ProducUou-Van Ormer No. 4 C SWi SEi 8-33-5W Glacier Production Bonnet No 4 C SWi SEi 4-32-5W Helmac Trust-Government No 3 NW SEi SWI 32-33-5W Kately. Agent-Kramer No. 1 CNL SEi NEi 15-34-6W Olive Oll-Wmkler No. 5 CNL NEi NEi 35-35-6W Santa Rlta-Oov. 078744A No 4 C SEi NE» 8-32-5W Santa Rita-Lander No. 5 SE NWi SEi 16-35-6W Tarrant-Pardee-Corrigeux No. 1 SE NEI NEi 2-33-6W Tarrant-State No. 5 NE NEi SEi 36-34-6W Texaco-Curran No 5 C NWI SEI 8-32-5W Texaco-State M455 No 5 C NEi NEi 16-32-5W Texaco-Tweedy No 4 C SEi NW» 21-35-6W Texaco-Unlt 11 No 1 C NEi SWi 11-35-6W New Locations-Cut Bank Texaco-Unlt Section 11 No 2 C SEi NWi 11-35-6W 90 Bbl 2872 12 Bbl. 2797 1870 2710 150 985 190 Bbl. 2940 235 Bbl 2907 92 Bb! 3078 1600 1600 2680 2500 1875 Rig Oil 2912 50 410 2555 166 Bbl 2985 ( Location F. C, Bullock Named Head of Montana Grain Division F. C. Bullock of Bozeman has been i named head of the grain division of 1 the Montana department of agricul tor». B"ll°ok turned hl. ne« otllce ' Bom m »tenu Bed™* we. er*« Montana State college at he had ex P erl " fed f ra , ! government in making laboratory tests on wheat when It was sold on a protein basis. Half of that time he was stationed In grain laboratories at Harlowton and Lewis town For eight years he was employed by independent pain companies in Mon tana and Minneapolis. The last two | i years he has been supervisor for the , federal wheat program in Montana under the A.AA i State Water Board Asks Federal Survey Of Upper Missouri , _ .. ^ The Montana water conservation board, In a move preliminary to pos slble expansion of the state's réclama Whitetail District Cheyenne Oil & Gas Olson No, 1 SE SEI SEI I4-35-53E Whitetail Oil & Gas No 1 NW NEi NWI 10-36N-50E Whitetail Oil Si Gas-WUey No.2 NW NEI NWI 10-36N-50E IM Gas 1350 Abd. 2495 1918 Whit lash Oil Field WUde-Mahoney No. 2 CWL SEi SWi 23-37-4E Western Nat. Oas-Schafer No. 3 SWI SE 14-37-4E Western Natural Gas-Turner No. 1 C SEi 15-37-4E Western Natural G as-Wal lace No. 1 C SWi NWI 15-37-4E Western Natural Gas-State No. 1 SE SEi NWi 16-37N-4E Western Natural Gas Wallace No. 2 Sec. 15-37N-4E Winifred District Canmont-Scharff No. 2 NWi NEi 35-22-17E Cammont-Pennock No. 2 NW NWi NWi 6-21N-18E Emmons-Grosser No. I NEI SEi 6-20N-18E Emmons-Oovemment No. 5 CEL SEi NEi 24-22N-18E Fmmons-Manland No. 2 CEL SEi SEi 4-2N-18E Tnmons-Manland No. 1 SW SWi SWI 3-21N-18E Emmons-Pennock No, 1 SE NWi NWI 6-21-18E Emmons-Melton No. 1 NWi SEI 20-21-18E Judith Operatlng-Pennock No. 1 SEi SWi 26-22N-17E Kalispell-Kevin-Emmons No. 2 C SWi SEi 20-21N-18E Mlnnesota-Penholt No. 1 SE NWi SWi 24-21N-17E Emmons-Crocker No. 5 SW NWI SWi 24-22N-18E Yellowstone County Laurel Oil Co. No. 1 C NWi SWI 7-2S-24E Riverton Oil Co.-Pox No. 1 CEL NWi NEi 14-2N-23E OU 1543 OU 2165 Rig Up 5M Gas 2000 13M Gas 2045 Dry 2285 3196 Gas 1125 2240 750 Dry Abd. 635 Gas 432 1081 560 Gas 600 700 1100 920 180 2150 If it's TEXACO THEN YOU KNOW IT'S A RELIABLE PRODUCT OF HIGH GRADE UNIFORM QUALITY TEXACO PETROLEUM PRODUCTS Insulated Texaco Motor Oils Insulated Havoline Red OU» Motor Oils Engine Oils Signal Oils Dynamo Oils Machine Oils Cylinder Oils Cylinder Stocks Car Oils Greases Cup Greases Gear Greases Gear Lubricants Axle Grease Wire Rope Lubricants Pale Oils Black Oils A LEADER IN EVERY FIELD Floor Oils Waxes Asphalts Road Oila Asphalt Cement Pipe Coating Roofing Roofing Paper Roofing Cement Fire-Chief Gasoline Sky-Chief Gasoline Kerosene Fuel Oils Bunker Oils Diesel Oils Miners' Oils Gas Oils Distillates Spindle Oils INTERIATIONAL RETIRING COMPART SUNBURST, MONTHS Producers of Gasoline from Montana Crude Exclusively m TEXAS COUPAIT— OFFICII II AU PBIICIPAl CITIIS tlon program, asked the federal bureau of reclamation to conduct a reconnais sance survey of the upper Missouri river basin The basin extends from the bead waters of the Jefferson, Madison and G ™ » v^w a* 955!^ «JSS.STO *° p "Ä1 1» ae^JS^MleSSfSS" iSÄÄÜ"" cost of the survey would be borne by the federal government, the Mon tana Power Co., and the water board press will examine applicants for stew ardcss positions here Saturday, April "'S. Jjf, J^ s ^ red Î^°jï5if}2f7 a £l < L 1 a *? esse i' tLaJ „iïî iJ ? R , ^ c i a Weeter, chief «*"""*■ at tiie Rfi in dow note] frorn 11 a, mto 5 p. m. GREAT FALLS—Western Air Ex MISSOULA—Flame« believed to have been started by spontaneous combus tion caused damage estimated at $175.000 at the Fin dell Lumber Co. sawmill here. E. A Flndell, one of the owners, said the loss was fully covered by Insurance and rebuilding would start at once.